Multi-modal measuring device for schematic generation
AssigneeBrightAI Corporation
InventorsRyan James Goss, Graham David Ferris, Mark Norgren, Robert Parker, Daniel John Benjamin, John Tafoya
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Abstract
An improved measuring device has been developed by combining a visual detector such as a camera, digital distance measuring device, and a positional sensor. The system uses positional measurements of the device along with distance measurements to generate a point cloud and uses the visual image along with distance measurements to identify and label objects. The point cloud and labeled objects are combined to generate a schematic of the environment being measured and extract relevant measurements.
Claims20
A measuring device comprising:
- a visual sensor that generates visual data;
- a distance sensor that generates distance data;
- a positional sensor that generates positional data regarding the measuring device;
- and
- a processing unit,
- wherein the processing unit is programmed to:
- combine the positional data and the distance data to generate a point cloud of an environment;
- combine the visual data and the distance data to identify objects in the environment;
- augment a portion of the distance data for apportionment of the environment;
- and
- combine the point cloud and the identified objects to create an output schematic.
A method comprising:
- generating, by a visual sensor of a measurement device, visual data;
- generating, by a distance sensor of the measurement device, distance data;
- generating, by a positional sensor of the measurement device, positional data regarding the measuring device;
- combining, by a processing unit of the measurement device, the positional data and the distance data to generate a point cloud of an environment;
- combining, by the processing unit, the visual data and the distance data to identify objects in the environment;
- augmenting, by the processing unit, a portion of the distance data for apportionment of the environment;
- and
- combining, by the processing unit, the point cloud and identified objects to create an output schematic.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processing unit of a measurement device, cause the processing unit to:
- obtain visual data generated by a visual sensor of the measurement device;
- obtain distance data generated by a distance sensor of the measurement device;
- obtain positional data regarding the measuring device generated by a positional sensor of the measurement device;
- combine the positional data and the distance data to generate a point cloud of an environment;
- combine the visual data and the distance data to identify objects in the environment;
- augment a portion of the distance data for apportionment of the environment;
- and
- combine the point cloud and identified objects to create an output schematic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.